as in pretty
to some degree or extent
these newly acquired in-laws felt relatively comfortable at our family reunion
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Recent Examples of relatively
May’s has already learned a lot of lessons in her relatively short time in the business that can take many actors their entire lives to discover.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
The relatively small number of NBA (30) and NFL (32) teams compared to the 136 that would be part of a college pool (if every school agreed to participate) makes those deals more manageable, according to FTI.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
And yet the share price action (which has been unexciting as of late vs others in the space) remained relatively muted in the aftermarket.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
That set-up makes Cole relatively unique among prediction markets’ headliners, many of whom are suspected of exploiting insider info to dupe rubes for short-term gains.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
The relatively small number of NBA (30) and NFL (32) teams compared to the 136 that would be part of a college pool (if every school agreed to participate) makes those deals more manageable, according to FTI.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
And yet the share price action (which has been unexciting as of late vs others in the space) remained relatively muted in the aftermarket.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
That set-up makes Cole relatively unique among prediction markets’ headliners, many of whom are suspected of exploiting insider info to dupe rubes for short-term gains.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatively
Adverb
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The masaman curry was pretty classic — potatoes and meat bathed in a coconutty red curry.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
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In what was an otherwise pretty gripping and funny first episode, Tribal Council was kind of a dud.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The white men who drafted and debated and approved the Fourteenth Amendment were quite aware that its impact would extend beyond Black Americans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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But the increase won’t be quite fast enough, which means an elevated wildfire threat will remain across the region.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The backstory Opened in 2025, Fairmont Tokyo is fairly new to the city's hotel scene.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rings, while wide and bright, can actually be fairly ethereal; all the material in Saturn’s rings only add up to a sphere about 400 kilometers across, about the size of its midsize moons.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Screeners aren’t meant to diagnose learning disabilities like dyslexia, but rather identify areas where kids could use additional support.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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And Germany specifically has rather strict speech laws that strongly limit criticism of Israel, part of Germany’s attempts to atone for its central role in the Holocaust.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Now back practicing with the Sharks since he was recalled from the Barracuda on Wednesday, Leddy’s playing career is somewhat in limbo, with a return to the AHL, a move to another team, or remaining on San Jose’s NHL roster all possibilities in the coming days and weeks.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The claims regarding Meta and YouTube are somewhat different, as are the companies’ defenses.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The company’s leadership had originally conceived Insider as a premium add-on to the Economist’s subscription, but decided that the demand wasn’t great enough to sustain the video series as its own offering, and folded it into the existing magazine subscription.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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McIlroy hit his 30-foot birdie putt just hard enough to fall at the famed 18th green to move into a second-place tie with Kitayama.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Relatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatively. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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